Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizophreniform Disorder
Type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 65 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

The primary objective is to determine if the addition of minocycline to Clozapine, Treatment as Usual (TAU) Improves negative symptoms and/or positive symptoms. The secondary objectives are to determine: Effects on cognitive functioning. Effects on social functioning and quality of life. Safety and ...

The primary objective is to determine if the addition of minocycline to Clozapine, Treatment as Usual (TAU) Improves negative symptoms and/or positive symptoms. The secondary objectives are to determine: Effects on cognitive functioning. Effects on social functioning and quality of life. Safety and tolerability. Possible additive effects of Minocycline added to TAU The effect on inflammatory biomarkers associated with schizophrenia. Both pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines will be drawn at baseline and endpoint. We will test to see if minocycline is associated with improvements in abnormal cytokines as compared to placebo. The study will be a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial of minocycline added to clozapine (Treatment as Usual) in TRS. There will be two treatment arms: one arm receiving TAU with minocycline and the other TAU with placebo for a period of twelve weeks.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT02533232
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Dr.Inti Qurashi, MD Manchester University ,UK